NYC Weekend Subway Service Changes May 11-12

NEW YORK, NY — Here's how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will screw up your plans this weekend — from late Friday night, May 10, through early Monday morning, May 13 — in the name of "upgrading and maintaining our tracks, stations and signal systems in order to continue to provide our customers with safe and reliable service."

Getting around on the subway this weekend is going to be tough, as 18 train lines will be running with modified service. (For more New York City news delivered straight to your inbox sign up for Patch's free newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

All info courtesy of the MTA. And here it is in map form.

1 train:

At all times until early 2020, trains skip 168 St in both directions due to elevator replacement work. For alternate service take the AC at/to this station. Transfer between 1 and A trains at 59 St-Columbus Circle. A free out-of-system transfer with a MetroCard is available between the 207 St or 215 St 1 and 207 St A. Take the M5 to/from 157 St 1. Late nights, the M5 will run between 168 St and 157 St. This work is part of a major elevator replacement project at five separate “deep” stations in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. The 1 line part of the 168 St station is 112 years old. Some of the oldest components in these elevators and the accompanying machine rooms are more than 90 years old. When completed, the elevator doors at 168 St 1 will open at both the front and rear sides at the lower mezzanine level. The rear passageway behind the elevators at the lower mezzanine level will be reopened in order to improve customer flow. For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions click here.

1/2 trains:

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 10, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, downtown trains will run express from 96 St to Times Sq-42 St due to electrical improvements. As an alternative, use an uptown 1 or 2 local train to complete your trip. Transfer at Times Sq-42 St, 72 St, or 96 St.

2 train:

From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, May 11, to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 12, downtown trains will run express from Wakefield-241 St to E 180 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use an uptown 2 train to complete your trip. Transfer at E 180 St, Gun Hill Rd, or Wakefield-241 St. Or, take the Bx39 bus.

2/5 trains:

At all times until July 2019, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College-bound trains will skip Winthrop St due to staircase and platform edge rehabilitation work. During this closure, for service to Winthrop St, take a Flatbush Av-bound 2/5 to Sterling St and transfer to a B44 local or B44 SBS bus to complete your trip. The station agent will issue transfer tickets upon request. Or, take a Flatbush Av-bound 2/5 to Church Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 2 or 5 train. For service from Winthrop St, use the nearby Church Av station or the B44/B44 SBS bus. Or, take the Manhattan-bound 2/5 to Sterling St and transfer to a Flatbush Av-bound 2/5 train.

3 train:

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 10, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, overnight service will be extended to 34 St-Penn Station due to electrical improvements. 3 service will run between Harlem-148 St and 34 St-Penn Station.

4 train:

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 11 to 5 a.m., Monday, May 13, Crown Hts-Utica Av/New Lots Av bound trains will run local from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to Crown Hts-Utica Av due to track replacement.

4/6 train:

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, downtown trains will run express from 125 St to Grand Central-42 St due to station maintenance. As an alternative use an uptown 4 local or 6 train to complete your trip. Transfer at Grand Central-42 St, 59 St, 86 St or 125 St.

5 train:

Beginning 8:30 p.m., Friday to Sunday, May 10 to May 12, service will end early between E 180 St and Bowling Green due to station maintenance. As an alternative, take 2 and/or 4 trains instead.

5 train:

At all times until September 2019, Eastchester-Dyre Av-bound trains will skip Gun Hill Rd due to station rehabilitation work. When finished, this will yield a better travel experience for customers, including the installation of a mezzanine to platform elevator, providing mobility impaired customers with better accessibility. Rehabilitation work will consist of the expansion and reconfiguration of the control house, a new booth, a larger unpaid area, new ADA signage and cameras throughout the station, new station entrance and retail configuration, reconstructed platforms, new ADA boarding areas and tactile platform warning strips, new ADA hand railings along the platform staircases and modifications to the platform canopies to accommodate the new elevator shafts.
In order to accomplish the repair and reconstruction of the platforms within a safe environment, the northbound side of this station will be closed for approximately six months. For service to this station, take the 5 to Baychester Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 5. For service from this station, take the 5 to Pelham Pkwy and transfer to an Eastchester-Dyre Av bound 5.

6 train:

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, uptown trains will run express from 3 Av-138 St to Hunts Point Av due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a downtown 6 train to complete your trip. Transfer at Hunts Point Av or 3 Av-138 St.

6 train:

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 11 to 5 a.m., Monday, May 13, service will run in two sections due to track maintenance. 6 trains will run between Pelham Bay Park and 125 St, and between 125 St and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall. To continue your trip, transfer at 125 St.

A train:

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, shuttle buses will replace trains between Rockaway Blvd and Far Rockaway/Rockaway Park; S will be rerouted due to signal improvements. Transfer at Rockaway Blvd A/Shuttle Bus, Far Rockaway S/Shuttle Bus, or Rockaway Park S/Shuttle Bus.

• A trains will run between Inwood-207 St and Lefferts Blvd.
• S trains will run between Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway.
• Shuttle buses will run along three routes: NONSTOP between Rockaway Blvd and Far Rockaway, via Nassau Expwy; LOCAL between Rockaway Blvd and Rockaway Park, via Cross Bay Blvd; LOCAL between Rockaway Blvd and Howard Beach (Airport Side).

B train:
Beginning 8:30 p.m., Friday, May 10, service will end early due to track maintenance. As an alternative, take C D and/or Q trains instead. As a reminder, B service does not run on weekends.

D train:

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will skip 174-175 Sts, 170 St, 167 St, 161 St, and 155 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Norwood-205 St bound D train to complete your trip. Transfer at 145 St or Tremont Av.

D/N train:

Overnights from 9:45 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday to Monday, May 10 to May 13, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains will run express from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 36 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound D N local or R train to complete your trip. Transfer at 36 St or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.

E train:

From 10:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer bound trains will skip Briarwood due to track replacement. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound E or F train to complete your trip. Transfer at Jamaica-Van Wyck E or Kew Gardens-Union Tpke.

E train:

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, Manhattan-bound trains will skip 65 St, Northern Blvd, 46 St, Steinway St, and 36 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer bound E local or Forest Hills-71 Av bound R train to complete your trip. Transfer at Queens Plaza or Roosevelt Av. As a reminder, R service does not run in Queens overnight.

F train:

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 11, Jamaica-179 St bound trains will run express from Avenue X to Smith-9 Sts due to electrical improvements. As an alternative, use the G, or a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound F train to complete your trip. Transfer at Smith-9 Sts G, 7 Av G, Church Av G, 18 Av, Kings Hwy, or Avenue X.
F train:

From 10:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, Jamaica-179 St bound trains will skip Briarwood and Sutphin Blvd due to track replacement. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound E or F train to complete your trip. Transfer at Parsons Blvd F or Kew Gardens-Union Tpke.

J train:

From 3:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 12, free shuttle buses and E trains will replace J trains between Broadway Junction and Jamaica Center due to track replacement. J trains will run between Broad St and Broadway Junction. Free shuttle buses will make all J line station stops between Broadway Junction and 121 St, and connect with the E at Jamaica-Van Wyck. Transfer between trains and free shuttle buses at Jamaica-Van Wyck E and/or Broadway Junction J. As a reminder, the 111 St J station is closed for rehabilitation work until summer 2019.

J train:

At all times until summer 2019, trains skip 111 St in both directions due station rehabilitation work. The elevated 111 St station opened for service in 1917, and its structure has not been replaced since the station was built. The platform girders at 111 St will be replaced as part of structural improvements at several Jamaica Line stations, that will benefit thousands of customers who rely on the line between Manhattan and Queens, and provide a safe station environment for many more decades to come. For more details about this critical structural repair project, refer to this prior press release. As an alternative, use nearby stations at 104 St or 121 St to complete your trip. Take the Q56 bus to/from 104 St and 121 St J Z stations; free transfer with MetroCard. Additional free transfers with MetroCard will be available between Q37, Q56 and the subway at 104 St, 121 St, or Woodhaven Blvd stations. The Q56 will run with enhanced service between 111 St and 121 St. For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions click here.

L train:

Until summer 2020, L trains run every 20 minutes between Brooklyn and Manhattan in both directions on weeknights and weekends. Within Brooklyn, L trains run every 10 minutes in both directions on weekends from 6 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. NYC Transit encourages customers to take advantage of extensive and robust options in its alternative service plan for quicker travel or to avoid crowds. A dedicated website on the L Project is available with trip planning tools, information on the project and travel guides for L stations from 8 Av to Lorimer St. Customers are also encouraged to sign up for a weekly email newsletter on the Project to get progress updates and reach Transit staff with feedback or questions. For more information, visit https://new.mta.info/l-project.
The alternate service options include:

• Enhanced subway service on G M and 7 lines on weeknights and weekends, including extended M service.
• Enhanced bus service on 14th Street, including additional weeknight and weekend M14A bus service to Delancey/Essex St station for links to F J M trains.
• A weeknight and weekend bus service, called Williamsburg Link, operates on two routes as the B92 and the B91. They connect with subway stations at Bedford Av, Metropolitan Av-Lorimer St, Marcy Av and Hewes St.
• Free subway transfers to make connections easier between Livonia St L and Junius St 3, and from Broadway G to Hewes St J M or Lorimer St J M.

M train:

From 10 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 1:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, and from 6 a.m. Saturday, May 11 to 1:30 a.m. Monday, May 13, special M service to help accommodate customers during the L Project runs between Brooklyn and up to 96 St in Manhattan. M trains will run between Metropolitan Av and 47-50 Sts, and via the F to/from Lexington Av/63 St, and via the Q to/from 96 St.

N train:

From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, May 11 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 12, Astoria-bound trains will skip 39 Av, 36 Av, Broadway, and 30 Av due to station renewal. As an alternative, use a Coney Island-bound N train to complete your trip. Transfer at Ditmars Blvd or Queensboro Plaza. As a reminder, N trains are skipping Astoria Blvd in both directions until December 2019 due to station renewal work.

N train:

At all times until December 2019, trains will skip Astoria Blvd in both directions due to station renewal work to add four new elevators and other accessibility features, as well as demolish and rebuild the station mezzanine with more vertical clearance to over-height vehicles traveling below the station structure. When this project is completed in late 2020, the Astoria Blvd station will have two street-to-mezzanine elevators, two mezzanine-to-platform elevators, a new station mezzanine, repaired or replaced structural columns and foundations, repaired concrete platform surfaces, new street and platform stairs, new platform stair enclosures, and new platform canopies and mezzanine overpass walkway canopies. Lights, signs and gates will also be replaced. The new station structure will be reinforced to support the weight of the new elevators and facilities. For more details about this critical structural repair project, refer to this prior press release.
As an alternative, use nearby stations use nearby stations at 30 Av or Ditmars Blvd. Take N W to Queensboro Plaza, then 7 to 74 St-Roosevelt Av, or take the E F M R to 74 St-Roosevelt Av. As a reminder, R trains operate days/evenings only, and M W trains do not run overnight or on the weekend. M60 SBS customers are advised to use the LaGuardia Link Q70 SBS instead. The LaGuardia Link Q70 SBS serves the 74 St-Roosevelt Av station.

N train:

At all times until summer 2019, Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound trains skip Fort Hamilton Pkwy, New Utrecht Av, 18 Av, and 20 Av, due to station rehabilitation work on the Sea Beach Line. When finished, this will yield a better travel experience for customers, including the installation of elevators at 8 Av and New Utrecht Av stations, providing mobility impaired customers with better accessibility, upgraded communication systems, installation of Help Point intercoms, new stairways and handrails, reconstructed platforms and overpasses, repairs to canopies and columns, and artwork. For service to these stations, use a Manhattan-bound N train to complete your trip. Transfer at Bay Pkwy or 8 Av. For New Utrecht Av-62 St, take the D instead. Transfer between N and D trains at 36 St.

N train:

At all times until July 2019, trains will run local in both directions between 59 St and 36 St in Brooklyn due to structural rehabilitation work to repair and replace steel columns, lighting, ventilators, and deteriorated concrete, and perform water mitigation work to address water seepage in the express tunnel between the 59 St and 36 St stations. N trains will stop at 53 St and 45 St in both directions.

Q train
From 5:45 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 11 and May 12, Manhattan-bound trains will run express from Kings Hwy to Prospect Park due to track replacement. As an alternative, use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound Q train to complete your trip. Transfer at Prospect Park, Church Av, Newkirk Plaza, or Kings Hwy.

R train:

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, Bay Ridge-bound trains will run express from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 36 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound D N local or R train to complete your trip. Transfer at 36 St or Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.

R train:

From 9:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 10, and from 6 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 11 and May 12, Manhattan-bound trains will skip 65 St, Northern Blvd, 46 St, Steinway St, and 36 St due to track maintenance. As an alternative, use a 71 Av-bound R train to complete your trip. Transfer at Queens Plaza or Roosevelt Av. As a reminder, R service does not run in Queens overnight.

S train:

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, service at Broad Channel will be replaced by free shuttle buses due to signal improvements. S will run between Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway. Free shuttle buses will run local between Rockaway Blvd and Rockaway Park, via Cross Bay Blvd. Transfer at Rockaway Blvd A/Shuttle Bus, Beach 98 St S/Shuttle Bus, or Rockaway Park S/Shuttle Bus.